He does both: on the ground and in the yes-sir Nat Ass.
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 9:49 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > As a lawmaker Sam Rainsy should take this matter up to the congressional > level or to proper channel. Taking the laws into his own hand only give Hun > Sen and the CPP the upper hand in Cambodian/Vietnam court. Border issue is a > serious matter and it must be dealt with legally. > > It has to be resolved, but not via seeking popularity at a Bonn Kathen--a > religious function. > > Can Cambodia afford to fight two border wars? > > ======= > In a message dated 10/26/2009 6:25:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Sam Rainsy pulled out border posts between Cambodia and Vietnam in > Svay Rieng > > 26 October 2009 > By Uon Chhin > Radio Free Asia > Translated from Khmer by Socheata > > Opposition leader Sam Rainsy pulled out border posts between Cambodia > and Vietnam planted in rice fields belonging to Cambodian farmers in > Samrong commune, Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province on 25 October. > Sam Rainsy’s action took place while he was leading a Kathen > procession to that region. > > At Wat Ang Romdenh Pagoda, Sam Rainsy gave a speech to the 300 > participants about the border problem. After listening to the > complaints by local villagers, Sam Rainsy claimed that the loss of > rice field lands was due to the border demarcation. He then went on to > visit these rice fields with about 100 people, and he decided to pull > out 6 border posts planted on the rice fields belonging to the > [Cambodian] villagers. > > Sam Rainsy said: “I led them to pull out these border posts and throw > them away. This is a symbol of nationalism that the SRP sets, i.e. we > do not recognize the violated border improperly planted by the > foreigners on the rice fields belonging to Cambodians, these are > Cambodian farmers’ lands, these are Khmer lands. I call on all > Cambodians who have Khmer blood and consciousness to defend and uphold > our lands, our lands keep on shrinking smaller and smaller.” > > Prom Chea, a 43-year-old farmer from Koh Kban North village, Samrong > commune, Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province, indicated that he > lost 2 hectares of land [due to improper border demarcation] and > villagers in the entire Samrong commune have lost numerous hectares of > lands also. > > Prom Chea said: “The cops, the soldiers, they kept on saying this and > that, they never came to look at the situation. They [Vietnamese] > cheated us in the [border] measurements, they fooled us. When the > Cambodian side came and set [the border] at 100-meter from the east, > they [Vietnamese] would take 200-meter to the west. In the long run, > they push us out, they don’t allow us to come near the [original] > border post next to our border. They [Vietnamese] do whatever they > want.” > > Regarding this issue, Cheang Am, the Svay Rieng provincial governor, > said that he just received the information from the Chantrea district > authority indicating that Sam Rainsy pulled out border posts. Chean Am > said that the border post installation is a technical issue, and he is > puzzled by Sam Rainsy’s decision. > > Cheang Am said: “Even I do not dare touch them. The technical > committees from both countries, Cambodia and Vietnam, did that work. > They set the coordinates on the map and such, they have their > equipments to measure. They don’t do as they please!” > > The border posts installation delimiting the border was undertaken by > the Khmer and Viet authorities, and they started several years ago. > Regarding this border delimitation, Cambodian villagers claimed that > it seriously affects rice field lands belonging them and they said > that these lands belong them for several generation-long already. > > > -- MR, Khlean + Khlao + Khlach = Khmer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
